Accomplished Quote by Thurgood Marshall
“Ending racial discrimination in jury selection can be accomplished only by eliminating peremptory challenges entirely.”
About This Quote
Eliminating peremptory challenges would remove a tool that can be used to discriminate, ensuring fairer jury composition.
In simple terms: Stop using peremptory challenges to bias juries.
Key Takeaway
Abolish peremptory challenges.
Themes
justice
equality
legal reform
Mood
analytical
hopeful
Type
legal
policy
When to use this quote
- courtrooms
- civil rights cases
- legislative debates
Key Concepts
discrimination
jury selection
Questions to Reflect On
- What safeguards replace peremptory challenges?
- How to you balance fairness with trial efficiency?
A Different Perspective
Removing peremptory challenges may limit attorneys’ ability to dismiss clearly biased jurors.
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![“[U]nless oppressed groups stick together, and on alliances of self interest rather than do-goodism; nothing can be accomplished in the long run to dismantle the apparatus of oppression.” quote by Shulamith Firestone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d7b/shulamith-firestone-12980_accomplished_u-nless-oppressed-groups-stick-together_5485.jpg)
